Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

Instructions: Working through multi-step puzzles and choosing the right strategy.

20 problems

There are 36 pencils. 13 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
40 marbles are on the table. 23 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 19 pencils. 11 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
33 apples are on the table. 20 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
35 stickers are shared equally among 7 students. How many stickers does each student get?
22 cookies are on the table. 29 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
30 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 39 cookies. 12 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
17 marbles are on the table. 33 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 7 stickers. How many stickers are in 4 boxes?
Each box holds 5 stickers. How many stickers are in 2 boxes?
3 cookies are on the table. 39 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 11 boxes?
16 cookies are shared equally among 4 students. How many cookies does each student get?
49 apples are shared equally among 7 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 42 pencils. 19 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
30 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 10 boxes?